Meat block cleaner and evener



Jan. 24, 1933. v. A. SCHNEIDER MEAT BLOCK CLEANER AND EVENER Filed May 16, 1952 Patented Jan. 24, 1933 p V UNITED STATES PATENT o FicE VALENTINE ADAM SCHNEIDER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI MEAT BLOCK CLEANER AND EVENER Application filed May 16, 1932. Serial No. 611,729.

This invention relates to a device for eventhe hand upon it. No extra pressure is re ing meat blocks and the like, the general quired. As the device passes across the surobject of the invention being to provide a face of the meat block all the teeth of each scraper block having grooves therein for reblade are in a cutting position so that it will ceiving hack saw blades with means for easily and quickly remove irregularities in clamping the blades in the slots so that the the surface of the block and make the same blades can be easily removed and replaced smooth and even. with new ones whenever desired, with means As the parts are held tightly together by whereby the scraper block can be held in a the bolts, a whisk broom or the like can be 10 position when drawn over the meat block to used for removing the cuttings between the quickly and easily even the surface of the blades. The bolts or screws can be loosened same. by a screw driver or the like so as to remove This invention also consists in certain oththe pressure against the blades, and then the er features of construction and in the oombiblades can be removed and substituted by 5 nation and arrangement of the several parts new ones whenever desired or required. As to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated the blades are being placed in the slots, the in the accompanying drawing and specificalblades are passed through the holes thereof 1y pointed out in the appended claims. after which the pins are equalized and then In describing the invention in detail, referthe blades are pressed firmly into the slots 20 once will be had to the accompanying drawwhich will even all the blades into a uniform 7c ing, wherein like characters denote like or cutting position, after which the screws or corresponding parts throughout the several bolts are tightened to clamp the blades in poviews, and in which sition.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention. It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 25 Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. tion that the advantages and novel features 7 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, the of the invention will be readily apparent. section being taken on line 33 of Fig. 4. It is to be understood that changes may be Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on line 44 made in the construction and in the combinaof Fig. 1. tion and arrangement of the several features In these views, the scraper block is shown provided that such changes fall within the at A and is of elongated shape as shown and scope of the appended claims. is provided with the grooves 1 in its sides Having thus described my invention, what which form finger grips, said sides tapering I claim as new is slightly from the top of the block to the bot 1. A meat block cleaning device compris- 35 tom thereof. The block is provided with a ing an elongated block having parallel slots plurality of vertically arranged slots'2 therepassingthrough the lower face, hack saw in for receiving the hack saw blades 3 and blades located in the slots, transversely arscrews or bolts 4 pass transversely through ranged bolts passing thru the block for the block and when the nuts of these screws clamping the blades in the slots, pins passing or bolts are tightened, the blades are clamped through holes in the ends of the blades and 9 in the slots, as shown in Fig. 4 with the tooth the lower face of the block having grooves portions projecting from the bottom thereof. therein for receiving the pins, and said block A pair of pins 5 pass through holes in the having grooves in its sides forming finger ends of the blades and these pins fit in grooves holds.

45 6 formed in the bottom of the block. Both 2. A device of the class described compristhe heads of the bolts or screws and the nuts ing an elongated block having slots therein are countersunk as shown in Fig. 4c. of considerable depth and extending from The device is placed upon the meat block one end of the block to the other end, said in a slightly angular position and then pulled slots opening out through the bottom of the towards the user with merely the weight of block, toothed scraping blades, transversely 109 arranged pins passing through the blades, for holding the blades together in a group, por tions of the blades extending into the slots with their toothed port-ions depending from the block, and transversely arranged bolts assing through the block for clamping the lades in the slots.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si ature. VALENTINE ADAM SCHNEI ER. 

